Jacquelyn Anne has drawn barrier three in the first heat of the Regional Championships at Riverina Paceway for trainer Bernie Kelly.

Swaggie Shannon will start right alongside her in barrier four for Luke Mulley.

Jacquelyn Anne has only just returned to Kelly's stable after doing more of her racing for Bruce Harpley.

Kelly, who bred and owns the mare with wife Dianne, is more than happy to have the three-quarter sister to millionaire mare Frith back in his stable.

"Bruce had too many horses so I've been working along myself," Kelly said.

"She's working alright."

Jacquelyn Anne has had two starts for Kelly since resuming from a spell.

The most recent was a third at Leeton and the Wagga trainer knows she'll be better for that run.

"She needed that run the other day so I'm hoping she will be that bit better for it," Kelly said.

"That run should have improved her so she should go a bit better."

Harpley will take the drive.

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Swaggie Shannon was a winner at Riverina Paceway three starts ago but has been unplaced in his last two.

The series wasn't really on the agenda for Mulley but he's hoping a freshen up can see the nine-year-old get back to his best.

"I'm really happy as I wasn't going to set him for this race but when we nominated three or four weeks ago and he got balloted I saw that as a sign that everything happens for a reason," Mulley said.

"I've just kept him at home, he hasn't been away from here or to the trials, but I think he is pretty right."

He was disappointed with his two runs after his breakthrough win but believes Swaggie Shannon appreciates a bigger gap between races.

"Being an older horse I think he appreciates being a bit fresh and it's the one thing I've learnt with him so that's why we've freshened him for this," Mulley said.

Mulley will also line up Sports Candy, who set a new track record at Leeton on Friday, in the second round of heats next week.

Like the heat on Friday, Mulley believes the series should be a very open affair.

"I think the heats are all really even races and the final will be a really, really good race with 10 pretty evenly competitive horses," he said.

"It is pretty hard to say who will win the heat we are in as it is a pretty competitive race with some of the best chances drawn good so it will probably depend on a bit of luck in running."

With an $100,000 group one final to be run on May 23, Kelly believes it is a great concept.